Juçara Marçal Nunes (born 27 January 1962) is a Brazilian singer and teacher, known by her work on the bands Vésper Vocal, A Barca and

Metá Metá Metá Metá is a Brazilian jazz band from São Paulo created in 2008 and formed by the trio Juçara Marçal (vocals), Kiko Dinucci (guitar) and Thiago França (saxophone). It is considered one of the most prestigious and representative groups ...

, as well as by her solo career.

Life and career

Marçal began her artistic career in 1990 with the Companhia Coral, which fused music and theater under conductor Samuel Kerr. In 1991, she joined the female vocal group Vésper, which released three records: ''Flor D'Elis'' (1998), produced by André Magalhães, ''180 anos de samba cantando Adoniran e Noel'' (2002) and ''Ser tão paulista'' (2004), by Magro Waghabi. In 1998, she participated as a singer in the formation of the band A Barca, which released four albums: ''Turista aprendiz'' (2000), ''Baião de princesas'' (2002), ''Trilha, toada e trupe'' (2006) and ''Turista aprendiz'' (2010). She graduated in journalism and literature from the

University of São Paulo The Universidade de São Paulo (, USP) is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil. The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in ...

, where she defended in 2000 her master's thesis on the writer Pedro Nava. She taught singing in the superior course of theater at

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and held workshops for groups. She is also a Portuguese language teacher. In 2008, besides the albums recorded with bands, Marçal also released in partnership with

Kiko Dinucci Cristiano "Kiko" Dinucci (born 5 July 1977) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Career Born in São Paulo, Dinucci grew up in Guarulhos, where he was a member of several rock bands, including Personal Choice in the 1990s. In 2007, he began his ca ...

the album ''Padê''. In 2011, 2012 and 2016, she released three albums with the trio Metá Metá (with Dinucci and Thiago França). In early 2014, she released her first solo album, ''Encarnado'', which gained critical acclaim and the award for Shared Music, by specialized jury, at

Prêmio Multishow The Multishow Brazilian Music Awards (), or simply known as the Multishow Awards (Brazilian Portuguese: ''Prêmio Multishow''), is an award show presented by the Brazilian channel Multishow to honor the best in Brazilian music. Originally called ...

, received by

Criolo Kleber Cavalcante Gomes (born September 5, 1975), known professionally as Criolo (formerly Criolo Doido), is a Brazilian rapper and songwriter who has been nominated for four Latin Grammy Awards. He began his career in 1989 and initially gained ...

. In October, she re-recorded two songs by for the special "Cantoras do Brasil", on

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. In November, her participation with Criolo in the song Fio de Prumo (Padê Onã), from the album ''Convoque seu Buda'', was released. In 2021, Juçara released her third solo work, ''Delta Estácio Blues'', and was awarded in the categories of best album and best song of the year at Prêmio Multishow.

Discography

* 2008 - ''Padê'' (with Kiko Dinucci) * 2014 - ''Encarnado'' * 2015 - ''Anganga'' (with Cadu Tenório) * 2021 - ''Delta Estácio Blues''

References

{{authority control 1962 births People from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro Afro-Brazilian women singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers 21st-century Brazilian singers Living people Women in Latin music Multishow Brazilian Music Award winners